ASHANTE BARNES CONNOR OF BERKELEY COLLEGE NAMED CO-CHAIR OF TITLE IX IN NEW JERSEY

Ashante Barnes Connor, Chief Administrative Officer, Berkeley College Student Development and Campus Life, has been appointed co-chair of the New Jersey Title IX Administrators Working Group. Title IX is the only federal grant program dedicated solely to providing people with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services.

Regarding the selection process, Jordan Draper, EdD, Dean of Students, The College of New Jersey, and Title IX Coordinator, said, “Ashante has a great understanding of our organization and I am confident she will add value to many facets of our work.”

As Chief Administrator, Student Development and Campus Life at Berkeley College, Ms. Barnes Connor provides leadership, direction and strategic support to five assistant deans, and guides and supports department staff in Personal Counseling, Resident Life, Housing and Athletics. She also investigates and adjudicates high-level and complex student conduct and judicial matters.

A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls more than 7,100 students – including more than 440 international students – in its Master’s, Bachelor’s, and Associate’s degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business®, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies and the School of Liberal Arts. The School of Graduate Studies offers an MBA in Management online and in Woodland Park, NJ.

Berkeley College has four New Jersey campuses – Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park. In New York there are three campuses – Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. For five consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor’s Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor’s Programs for Veterans. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu.

Photo Caption: Ashante Barnes Connor, Chief Administrative Officer, Berkeley College Student Development and Campus Life, has been appointed co-chair of the New Jersey Title IX Administrators Working Group.